James Newbury spent four years as one of Australia’s top bubble athletes before qualifying for his first CrossFit Games in 2016. Previously, he finished every Pacific and Australia Regional in or near the top 10, coming the closest to the podium in 2014, when he missed Games qualification by one place. A former semi professional rugby player for the Queensland and Sydney Rugby Leagues and current owner of CrossFit Mode in Adelaide, South Australia, Newbury took 24th in his rookie Games appearance.
Open
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Rank By Country | Rank By Affiliate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 200th Men | 18th Men Oceania | 13th Men Australia | 1st Men Raw Iron CrossFit | ||||
| 2023 | 1959th Men | 153rd Men Oceania | 115th Men Australia | 7th Men CrossFit Torian | ||||
| 2020 | 35817th Men | – – | 1734th Men Australia | – – | ||||
| 2019 | 136th Men | – – | 9th Men Australia | – – | ||||
| 2018 | 265th Men | 21st Men Australasia | 19th Men Australia | – – | ||||
| 2017 | 31st Men | 5th Men Australia | 2nd Men Australia | – – | ||||
| 2016 | 59th Men | 5th Men Australia | – – | – – | ||||
| 2015 | 259th Men | 18th Men Australia | – – | – – | ||||
| 2014 | 102nd Men | 8th Men Australia | – – | – – | ||||
| 2013 | 110th Men | 10th Men Australia | – – | – – | ||||
| 2012 | 715th Men | 47th Men Australia | – – | – – | ||||
| 2011 | 3508th Men | 199th Men Australia | – – | – – | ||||
Team Quarterfinal
| Year | Rank Worldwide | Rank by Region | Team Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55th Team | 4th Team Oceania | Raw Iron CrossFit Mayhem Thunder | |||
| 2023 | 3rd Team | 1st Team Oceania | CrossFit Torian Mayhem | |||
Regional
| Year | Division | Rank | Regional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Men | 1st | Pacific |
| 2017 | Men | 1st | Pacific |
| 2016 | Men | 2nd | Pacific |
| 2015 | Men | 13th | Pacific |
| 2014 | Men | 4th | Australia |
| 2013 | Men | 11th | Australia |
| 2012 | Men | 9th | Australia |
Semifinal
| Year | Division | Rank | Semifinal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Men | 9th | Oceania Semifinal |
Benchmark Stats
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Back Squat 200 kg Chad1000x -- Clean and Jerk 145 kg Deadlift 242 kg -
Fight Gone Bad 369 Filthy 50 -- Fran 2:08 Grace 1:26 -
Helen 6:59 L1 Benchmark -- Max Pull-ups 85 Run 5k 18:44 -
Snatch 120 kg Sprint 400m 0:53